The ribbon cane […] is called by the French rouge et d’or, being longitudinally striped yellow and deep red. It grows as high as the Bourbon, but is slenderer, and of course resists wind less.
Hence they deduce an exemption from the duty on tea, which notwithstanding the refinements and distinctions that have been made, and whether paid in America or Britain, so long as the trade in that article is confined to Britain, is clearly a tax on them, which conceded to is enhanceable at pleasure, and may be extended to every other article of commerce.
Inevitably there was disappointment at the non-appearance of the two vintage locomotives on three of the excursions, but obviously they could not be in two places at once.
